Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.6
IMDB Rating 7.1
RottenTomatoes Rating 77%

Financials

Revenue: $10,297,601

Budget: $0

Profit: + $10,297,601


Movie Details

Tag Line: Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Aug 23, 1985

Rating: 1997-01-01

Run Time: 1h 37m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: A&M Films , Warner Bros. Pictures , CBS Theatrical Films

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Synopsis

High school student Lane Meyer sinks into suicidal depression when his girlfriend dumps him for jock Roy Stalin, the high school ski racing champion. Meanwhile, he has to deal with his eccentric family, a tenacious paperboy and an obnoxious neighbor whose mother is hosting a beautiful French exchange student named Monique.


Main Cast

John Cusack

John Cusack

Lane Meyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 86%

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Al Meyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 44%

Kim Darby

Kim Darby

Jenny Meyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 68%

Demian Slade

Demian Slade

Johnny Gasparini

Age : 52 | Popularity : 59%

Amanda Wyss

Amanda Wyss

Beth Truss

Age : N/A | Popularity : 37%

Diane Franklin

Diane Franklin

Monique Junot

Age : 62 | Popularity : 70%

Scooter Stevens

Scooter Stevens

Badger Meyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong

Charles De Mar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Savage Steve Holland
Savage Steve Holland
Script Supervisor
Maria Lease
Maria Lease
First Assistant Director
Yudi Bennett
Yudi Bennett
Second Assistant Director
Jann Dutmer
Jann Dutmer
Second Unit Director
Fred Lerner
Fred Lerner
Writing Writer
Savage Steve Holland
Savage Steve Holland
Crew Stunts
Frank Beddor
Frank Beddor
Jeff Jensen
Jeff Jensen
Sandy Berumen
Sandy Berumen
Greg Wayne Elam
Greg Wayne Elam
George Fisher
George Fisher
Jean Coulter
Jean Coulter
Bill Hart
Bill Hart
Keith Harvey
Keith Harvey
Hank Calia
Hank Calia
Kent Hays
Kent Hays
Wayne King
Wayne King
Johnny Hock
Johnny Hock
Bill McIntosh
Bill McIntosh
Tom Morga
Tom Morga
A. Michael Lerner
A. Michael Lerner
Wally Rose
Wally Rose
Harvey Parry
Harvey Parry
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon
Debbie Lynn Ross
Debbie Lynn Ross
Rick Seaman
Rick Seaman
Peter Stader
Peter Stader
Sharon Schaffer
Sharon Schaffer
Dick Warlock
Dick Warlock
Mark Yerkes
Mark Yerkes
Neil Summers
Neil Summers
Bruce Paul Barbour
Bruce Paul Barbour
Chere Rae
Chere Rae
Faith Minton
Faith Minton
Stunt Double
Jim Dunn
Jim Dunn
Special Effects
Roy L. Downey
Roy L. Downey
Transportation Coordinator
David Jernigan
David Jernigan
Stunt Coordinator
Fred Lerner
Fred Lerner
Unit Publicist
Shelley Kirkwood
Shelley Kirkwood
Production Executive Producer
Gil Friesen
Gil Friesen
Andrew Meyer
Andrew Meyer
Producer
Michael Jaffe
Michael Jaffe
Associate Producer
William Strom
William Strom
Casting
Caro Jones
Caro Jones
Location Manager
Huw Davies
Huw Davies
Unit Production Manager
Jack Clements
Jack Clements
Sound Original Music Composer
Rupert Hine
Rupert Hine
Supervising Sound Editor
William Hooper
William Hooper
Sound Effects Editor
Dick Vandenberg
Dick Vandenberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don MacDougall
Don MacDougall
Richard Tyler
Richard Tyler
John L. Mack
John L. Mack
Sound Mixer
Bud Alper
Bud Alper
Boom Operator
Gene Ashbrook
Gene Ashbrook
Music Editor
Ted Roberts
Ted Roberts
Music Supervisor
David Anderle
David Anderle
Camera Director of Photography
Isidore Mankofsky
Isidore Mankofsky
Second Unit Director of Photography
Frank M. Holgate
Frank M. Holgate
Key Grip
Tom Kessenich
Tom Kessenich
Dolly Grip
Jim Dunford
Jim Dunford
Grip
Jan Gould
Jan Gould
Camera Operator
Rick Neff
Rick Neff
First Assistant Camera
Malcolm Brown
Malcolm Brown
Second Assistant Camera
Frederick Hamm
Frederick Hamm
Editing Editor
Alan Balsam
Alan Balsam
Associate Editor
Nancy Forner
Nancy Forner
Art Production Design
Herman F. Zimmerman
Herman F. Zimmerman
Set Decoration
Gary Moreno
Gary Moreno
Assistant Property Master
Bud Peifer Jr.
Bud Peifer Jr.
Property Master
Art Lipschultz
Art Lipschultz
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Brad R. Loman
Brad R. Loman
Makeup Artist
James R. Scribner
James R. Scribner
Hairstylist
Georgina Williams
Georgina Williams
Costumer
David Roester
David Roester
Lighting Gaffer
Jake Jarrell
Jake Jarrell
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